PolitiFact Quote by Liz Borkowski


March 11, 2026

Liz Borkowski, Deputy Director at the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health, was recently quoted in the PolitiFact article, The birth control pill and cancer: What are the risks?

"A key thing to remember about contraception is that it’s supposed to prevent pregnancy," Borkowski said. "So people need to compare the side effects and risks of any method they’re considering against the many elevated health risks that accompany pregnancy, and factor in how well the method prevents pregnancy and how important it is to them to not get pregnant at this point in their life."

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